Korean Football Weekend Listings

European campaigns are winding down. All times are in US Eastern Standard Time / Korea Time. Broadcast TV is in the US, internet streaming should (wink wink nod nod) be available worldwide .

SATURDAY

Germany, Bayern Munich vs. Augsburg 9:30 a.m./10:30 pm GolTV Augsburg’s Ji Dong-Won will face what hopefully will be a relaxed Bayern squad – they need all the points they can get to fight out of relegation. And they are almost there, even with Fortuna Dusseldorf for a position within safety of the Bundesliga table, save for goal differential. Koo Ja-Cheol started training with Augsburg but is still expected to be listed as injured and not in the 18.

Germany, Hoffenheim vs Hamburg 9:30 am/10:30pm Son Heung-Min time. Is he headed to Borussia Dortmund and Champions League glory? Questions will have to be sidelined for now as the 20 year old Hamburg forward must now concentrate on the game at hand.

Switzerland, Basel vs Servette 7:45 am / 8:45 pm Park Joo Ho’s Basel may have lost the Europa League semifinals against Chelsea last week, but they have the Super Swiss title and a Champions League qualifying spot to look forward to.

England, QPR vs. Newcastle 10 a.m /11 pm . foxsoccer2go.com (tape at 2 on Fox Soccer Plus). Park Ji-Sung actually was part of the starting XI for Redknapp’s doomed squad last weekend. Who knows what Harry has in mind, and for most, the question might be ‘Who cares?’

England, Manchester United vs. Swansea City 11 a.m./12 am Monday Fox Soccer, Fox Deportes. Say what you will about Manchester United (Tavern owner is not a fan, especially of their American owners), but Sir Alex Ferguson will be always be remembered as a brilliant manager for the 27 years he’s helmed Man U. Korean football enthusiasts will not forget his rapport with Park Ji-Sung – giving Park his shot at proving himself and helping Park become one of the most decorated Korean footballers in history. Sir Alex’s last game at Old Trafford will be an emotional one, the end of a grand era for Manchester United.

Ki Sung-Yeung may still be injured from a leg injury and not expected in the 18 man roster. Great time then to announce he is getting married to 32 year old actress Han Hye Jin (at age 24, Ki apparently didn’t heed the World’s Most Interesting Man’s advice regarding his catch and release policy involving cougars). They’ve been dating 4 months and apparently met on the set of Korean television show Healing Camp. Congratulations and more rounds of soju are in order, on the house! Ki, we’ll try not to rib you too much about the age differential —-or will we? I suspect the Korean press will not relent at the least, so the Tavern will be a place of refuge for you Ki, should you decide to drop by.

K League Classic

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Team

P

1

Gyeongnam

9

2

Gangwon

9

3

Pohang Steelers

7

4

Jeonbuk Motors

6

5

Suwon Bluewings

4

6

Incheon United

4

7

Jeju United

4

8

Jeonnam Dragons

3

9

Sangju Sangmu

3

10

Seoul

1

11

Daegu

1

12

Ulsan

0

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March 18, 2018

Suwon Bluewings

1 - 1

Pohang Steelers

Ulsan

0 - 1

Jeju United

Jeonbuk Motors

2 - 1

Seoul

March 17, 2018

Jeonnam Dragons

1 - 3

Gyeongnam

Gangwon

2 - 1

Sangju Sangmu

Incheon United

0 - 0

Daegu

English Premier League

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Team

P

1

Manchester City

81

2

Manchester United

65

3

Liverpool

63

4

Tottenham Hotspur

61

5

Chelsea

56

6

Arsenal

48

7

Burnley

43

8

Leicester City

40

9

Everton

40

10

AFC Bournemouth

36

11

Watford

36

12

Brighton & Hov…

34

13

Newcastle United

32

14

Swansea City

31

15

Huddersfield Town

31

16

Crystal Palace

30

17

West Ham United

30

18

Southampton

28

19

Stoke City

27

20

West Bromwich Albion

20

Hwang Heechan

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Team

P

1

Red Bull Salzburg

62

Bundesliga

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Team

P

1

Bayern München

66

2

Schalke 04

49

3

Borussia Dortmund

48

4

Eintracht Frankfurt

45

5

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

44

6

RB Leipzig

43

7

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

39

8

Stuttgart

37

9

Borussia Mönchengladbach

36

10

Augsburg 1907

35

11

Hertha BSC

35

12

Werder Bremen

33

13

Hannover 96

32

14

SC Freiburg

30

15

Wolfsburg

25

16

1. FSV Mainz 05

25

17

1. FC Köln

20

18

Hamburger SV

18

Kwon Changhoon

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Team

P

10

Dijon

38

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